Construction Chamber facilitates trade mission to Qatar

Ramani Kangaraarachchi

The Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka (CCI) will facilitate the visit of the second trade mission to Qatar during the second week of February.

This is consequent to the satisfactory results by members of the delegation who visited Qatar during November 2007 and in view of the prevailing high demand for professional services and contracting capacities from Sri Lanka, Secretary General CCI Dakshitha Talgodapitiya said.

Since CCI has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the proposed mission will seek the collaboration of the Qatar Chamber, he said.

CCI has established a Special Division for promotion of construction related professional services and contracting capacities, which will provide fee based professional services such as company registration, business registration, equity structuring, compliance with statutory requirements in Qatar.

CCI will also intervene with the Sri Lankan Government and Statutory Authorities to resolve any issues that could impede export of construction related professional services.

The Chamber will carry out an extensive awareness building programme, well ahead of the mission and shall identify potential clients matching the requirements of the members of the mission to establish meaningful business linkages.

The trade mission will confine to a maximum of 25 organisations representing firms of architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, civil engineering contractors, specialized contractors such as M.E.P., piling, interior decor and landscaping manufacturers and vendors, furniture of Construction inputs including furniture and accessories.